Distribution of School Teachers* in Palestine by Supervising Authority, Region and Governorate, for Scholastic Years 2011/2012-2021/2022

  

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Supervising Authority\Region and Governorate

Scholastic Year
2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

 2017/2018

2018/2019

 2019/2020

2020/2021

2021/2022
All authorities                      
Palestine 52,331 52,688 53,883 53,822 55,159 55,322 56,668 57,084 58,470 59,098 60,552
West Bank 33,610 33,876 33,898 34,145 35,051 35,654 36,190 36,804 37,574 38,386 39,406
Jenin 4,093 4,079 4,084 4,043 4,128 4,212 4,241 4,301 4,363 4,537 4,587
Tubas & Northern Valleys 699 715 740 752 774 764 772 780 802 823 841
Tulkarm 2,319 2,296 2,280 2,296 2,324 2,348 2,342 2,342 2,373 2,382 2,400
Nablus 4,624 4,716 4,708 4,765 4,835 4,881 4,962 5,013 5,143 5,337 5,251
Qalqiliya 1,416 1,449 1,389 1,441 1,464 1,482 1,498 1,511 1,521 1,557 1,576
Salfit 997 975 992 986 1,017 1,041 1,110 1,078 1,092 1,145 1,184
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 4,302 4,373 4,451 4,474 4,588 4,647 4,724 4,854 4,969 5,039 5,301
Jericho & Al Aghwar 581 606 565 586 601 621 653 654 644 682 717
Jerusalem** 3,731 3,720 3,722 3,770 3,921 4,032 3,896 4,050 4,378 4,383 4,470
Bethlehem 2,798 2,785 2,773 2,725 2,825 2,838 2,889 2,957 2,864 2,846 3,065
Hebron 8,050 8,163 8,195 8,307 8,575 8,788 9,103 9,264 9,425 9,655 10,014
Gaza Strip 18,721 18,812 19,985 19,676 20,108 19,668 20,478 20,280 20,896 20,712 21,146
North Gaza 3,275 3,253 3,346 3,227 3,330 3,194 3,439 3,396 3,434 3,421 3,586
Gaza 6,969 6,854 7,427 7,168 7,376 7,233 7,534 7,481 7,750 7,605 7,731
Dier al Balah 2,746 2,768 2,746 2,915 2,928 2,757 2,839 2,758 2,871 2,878 2,943
Khan Yunis 3,562 3,707 3,888 3,921 4,013 3,959 4,124 4,138 4,271 4,283 4,286
Rafah 2,169 2,230 2,578 2,445 2,461 2,525 2,542 2,508 2,569 2,525 2,600
Government                      
Palestine 36,553 36,763 37,735 37,076 37,904 38,262 39,027 39,715 40,333 41,123 41,645
West Bank 26,603 26,714 26,602 26,710 27,298 27,711 28,195 28,669 29,245 29,880 30,681
Jenin 3,720 3,699 3,680 3,650 3,742 3,784 3,838 3,875 3,960 4,008 4,106
Tubas & Northern Valleys 635 649 642 653 671 691 700 719 740 749 765
Tulkarm 2,117 2,113 2,082 2,079 2,102 2,118 2,127 2,141 2,176 2,172 2,193
Nablus 3,793 3,866 3,809 3,821 3,864 3,900 3,930 3,968 4,055 4,216 4,128
Qalqiliya 1,295 1,308 1,271 1,288 1,319 1,334 1,347 1,362 1,381 1,401 1,429
Salfit 960 941 954 947 977 1,001 1,042 1,025 1,049 1,106 1,142
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 3,027 3,027 3,023 3,017 3,065 3,103 3,117 3,231 3,319 3,460 3,556
Jericho & Al Aghwar 333 339 327 342 342 340 363 350 365 374 406
Jerusalem** 1,686 1,698 1,697 1,761 1,764 1,791 1,785 1,823 1,871 1,885 1,969
Bethlehem 1,943 1,908 1,921 1,887 1,947 1,974 1,983 2,057 1,986 1,984 2,171
Hebron 7,093 7,167 7,197 7,265 7,505 7,674 7,963 8,119 8,343 8,525 8,816
Gaza Strip 9,950 10,049 11,133 10,365 10,606 10,551 10,832 11,046 11,088 11,243 10,964
North Gaza 1,758 1,714 1,722 1,647 1,691 1,617 1,797 1,810 1,784 1,873 1,847
Gaza 4,267 4,133 4,707 4,297 4,439 4,400 4,531 4,673 4,741 4,697 4,602
Dier al Balah 1,057 1,090 1,115 1,138 1,140 1,140 1,072 1,043 1,064 1,107 1,083
Khan Yunis 1,964 2,129 2,293 2,208 2,264 2,244 2,328 2,399 2,381 2,457 2,359
Rafah 905 983 1,297 1,076 1,072 1,151 1,104 1,121 1,118 1,109 1,073
UNRWA                      
Palestine 9,907 9,760 9,812 10,017 10,151 10,042 10,363 9,990 10,301 10,042 10,653
West Bank 2,117 2,059 2,023 1,993 1,983 1,912 1,902 1,731 1,659 1,715 1,713
Jenin 174 174 173 168 163 152 160 144 130 138 133
Tubas & Northern Valleys 59 64 95 94 97 66 64 52 52 57 53
Tulkarm 142 131 134 136 132 131 128 109 101 112 110
Nablus 356 349 337 337 333 299 311 276 280 289 284
Qalqiliya 83 80 76 83 78 75 75 70 66 66 64
Salfit - - - - - - - - - - -
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 274 266 271 275 277 263 265 233 214 220 214
Jericho & Al Aghwar 165 161 121 116 123 147 141 141 123 124 127
Jerusalem** 304 281 282 268 258 246 235 221 213 207 207
Bethlehem 164 157 147 138 143 143 142 122 119 121 131
Hebron 397 398 387 379 379 391 383 366 362 382 390
Gaza Strip 7,789 7,701 7,790 8,024 8,168 8,130 8,461 8,259 8,642 8,327 8,940
North Gaza 1,435 1,448 1,512 1,487 1,514 1,518 1,538 1,525 1,577 1,497 1,666
Gaza 2,057 2,025 2,040 2,089 2,147 2,206 2,227 2,163 2,241 2,123 2,285
Dier al Balah 1,607 1,598 1,552 1,626 1,632 1,527 1,675 1,624 1,695 1,662 1,748
Khan Yunis 1,458 1,418 1,438 1,513 1,550 1,548 1,621 1,598 1,718 1,668 1,760
Rafah 1,232 1,213 1,248 1,309 1,325 1,332 1,400 1,350 1,411 1,377 1,481
Private                      
Palestine 5,871 6,165 6,335 6,729 7,104 7,018 7,278 7,379 7,837 7,933 8,254
West Bank 4,890 5,103 5,272 5,441 5,770 6,032 6,093 6,404 6,670 6,791 7,012
Jenin 199 206 231 226 222 276 244 282 273 392 348
Tubas & Northern Valleys 5 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 17 23
Tulkarm 61 53 64 81 90 99 87 92 96 98 97
Nablus 475 502 562 607 637 682 721 770 808 833 839
Qalqiliya 38 61 43 70 67 73 77 79 74 90 83
Salfit 37 34 38 39 40 40 68 53 43 39 42
Ramallah & Al-Bireh 1,002 1,079 1,158 1,181 1,246 1,281 1,342 1,391 1,436 1,360 1,531
Jericho & Al Aghwar 83 106 117 128 137 134 149 163 156 184 184
Jerusalem** 1,741 1,742 1,742 1,742 1,899 1,995 1,877 2,007 2,294 2,291 2,294
Bethlehem 691 720 705 700 735 721 764 778 759 741 763
Hebron 560 598 610 663 691 724 757 779 721 748 808
Gaza Strip 981 1,063 1,063 1,288 1,334 986 1,185 976 1,167 1,142 1,242
North Gaza 82 92 113 93 125 59 104 61 73 51 73
Gaza 645 697 681 782 790 627 776 645 768 785 844
Dier al Balah 83 80 79 152 156 91 92 91 112 109 112
Khan Yunis 140 160 157 200 199 167 175 141 173 158 167
Rafah 32 34 33 61 64 42 38 37 41 39 46
Teacher: a person with specialized qualification that is responsible for teaching students at an educational institution.
*: These data do not necessarily represent the governorate teachers, as there are teachers come from other governorates, it represents the teachers in the governorate schools and not the governorate teachers in the schools.
**: Do not include the Israeli Municipality and Culture Committee Schools in Jerusalem
(-) means nill
Source: Ministry of Education, 2023. Data base of education survey for the scholastic years 2011/2012-2021/2022. Ramallah-Palestine